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The Unfinished Dream of Martin Luther King Jr.

America, Muslims, and the Age of Empire

The Unfinished Dream of Martin Luther King Jr.

What does the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have to say to us today, in an age of wars, ISIS and Black Lives Matter? Much of the interfaith conversation between Muslims and Christians takes place at a theological level. This presentation will direct us to a different plane, that of the prophetic tradition of being concerned with "the least" of God's children. The conversation led by Omid Safi, a leading scholar of Islam, taps into the legacy of the teachings of Dr. King and the Civil Rights era, and applies his Riverside Church teachings to contemporary America and America's involvement with the Middle East and Muslim majority world.   

Safi is a professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University who specializes in contemporary Islamic thought and Islamic spirituality. He is the editor of the volume Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism. In this ground-breaking volume, he inaugurates a new understanding of Islam which is rooted in social justice, gender equality and religious/ethnic pluralism. Omid has been among the most frequently sought speakers on Islam in popular media, appearing frequently in the New York Times, Newsweek, Washington Post and on PBS, NPR, NBC, BBC, CNN and international media.

The free event is sponsored by the Religion Department, Center for Diversity Initiatives, Center for Equality and Justice, Segerhammar Center for Faith and Culture, Mission and Identity, Congregational Relations, Humanities Division and the College of Arts and Sciences.

 

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Religion Department

Contact

Rose Aslan
raslan@callutheran.edu
805-493-3236

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